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Numbers 5:27

When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.
Numbers 5:27
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהִשְׁקָ֣הּ אֶת־הַמַּ֗יִם וְהָיְתָ֣ה אִֽם־נִטְמְאָה֮ וַתִּמְעֹ֣ל מַ֣עַל בְּאִישָׁהּ֒ וּבָ֨אוּ בָ֜הּ הַמַּ֤יִם הַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ לְמָרִ֔ים וְצָבְתָ֣ה בִטְנָ֔הּ וְנָפְלָ֖ה יְרֵכָ֑הּ וְהָיְתָ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֛ה לְאָלָ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃

  1. וְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.Kah“and he will make drink her”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁקָה · “drink(PEOPLE)” · Strong's H8248H
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yim“the waters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  4. וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tah“and she will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. אִֽם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  6. נִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'Ah“she has made herself unclean”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  7. וַתִּמְעֹ֣לva.tim.'Ol“and she has acted unfaithfully”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָעַל · “be unfaithful” · Strong's H4603
  8. מַ֣עַלMa.'al“unfaithfulness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַ֫עַל · “unfaithfulness” · Strong's H4604
  9. בְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.Shah“against husband her”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אִישׁ · “husband” · Strong's H0376H
  10. וּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'u“and they will go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. בָ֜הּvah“in <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  12. הַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yim“the waters”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  13. הַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.Rim“which bring a curse”
    Definite article + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
  14. לְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.Rim“to bitter [things]”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
  15. וְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.Tah“and it will swell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from צָבָה · “to swell” · Strong's H6638
  16. בִטְנָ֔הּvit.Nah“belly her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “womb” · Strong's H0990H
  17. וְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.Lah“and it will fall”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  18. יְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.Khah“thigh her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָרֵךְ · “thigh” · Strong's H3409
  19. וְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.Tah“and she will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  20. הָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.Shah“the woman”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  21. לְאָלָ֖הle.'a.Lah“<into> a curse”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
  22. בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.rev“in [the] midst of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  23. עַמָּֽהּ׃'a.Mah“people her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)